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Converting Miller Park for professional soccer

This is the first time Miller Park is hosting a sporting event other than baseball.

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Updated: 8:57 AM CDT Jul 15, 2014

Converting Miller Park for professional soccer

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WEBVTT HOW IT ALL WORKS, THE PERKS TO PAYING UP, AND WARNINGS BEFORE YOU EMPTY YOUR WALLET. TONIGHT AT 10:00. A BIG TRANSFORMATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AT THE HOME OF THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS. WE WILL TAKE A LIVE LOOK INSIDE MILLER PARK AS GROUNDS CREWS ARE CONVERTING THE BALL FIELD INTO A SOCCER PITCH. THE TEAM IS A WAY FOR THE ALL-STAR BREAK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE BALLPARK IS HOSTING A SOCCER MATCH. IT'S NOT REALLY AS MUCH ABOUT THE GAME, IT'S GOING TO BE OUT -- ABOUT THE VENUE. IT IS HOPING TO CAPITALIZE ON THE RECENT BOOM OF THE WORLD CUP. OVER FIVE SEMI LOADS OF SOD BRINGING IN SOME GRASS THAT WILL MAKE THE BASEBALL FIELD SUITABLE FOR SOCCER. THE GROUNDS CREW WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET READY FOR THE MATCH. ANTICIPATING A CROWD OF WELL OVER 30,000 FANS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT'S JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER FACILITY, MILLER PARK WASN'T NECESSARILY BUILT FOR A SOCCER GAME. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR UNIQUE EVENTS TO DO AT THE BALLPARK OUTSIDE OF BREWERS BASEBALL GAMES. THE FIRST TIME IN MILLER PARK HISTORY SINCE IT WAS BUILT BACK IN 2000, SO DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IS PRESERVING OUR EXISTING FIELD. SO SOCCER WILL BE THE FIRST SPORTING EVENT ACTUALLY PLAYED ON THE FIELD. THERE WAS A BOWLING EVENT A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK BUT THIS WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT WITH THE DIRT ACTUALLY COMING UP. THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS --

Converting Miller Park for professional soccer

This is the first time Miller Park is hosting a sporting event other than baseball.